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Burning Bangkok
The turmoil in Thailand and the aftermath dominated the news this week, and it showed in the number of outstanding submissions we received from the crisis. Above are two of the best.
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Looking Thailand in the eyes
The tense standoff in Bangkok continues to produce some memorable photos, including this one by Seila Montes of an injured anti-government “red-shirt” protester. The light captured in the man’s eye gives the photo a focal point and a point of connection with the audience.
Dear political scientists
A lack of measurement has occurred in the political science. In order to understanding this argument, it is necessary to answer these questions.
1. Data is goods, isn’t it?
2. How does the mechanism of the data market work?
3. Is there the relationship among the stability, the development and the mechanism of the data market?
4. Does the social phenomenon like the recently Thailand crisis involve the mechanism of the data market?
A lack of measurement is the condition that there are some variables and propositions out of the area of measurement. Re-framing is required.
Sincerely,
Re-framer Panpetia
Chaos in the streets
A pro-government protester lies on the ground after he was injured by a grenade blast in Bangkok, Thailand, April 22, 2010. Your View/Cyrille Andres
Tensions have been high in Thailand as anti-government “red shirt” protesters face off against pro-government forces and supporters.
On April 22, 2010, a series of grenades exploded in an area of Bangkok where hundreds of pro-government protesters were gathering. One person was killed and dozens were injured. Your View contributor Cyrille Andres happened to be there, photographing this scene of a man helping a pro-government demonstrator who was injured by one of the grenades.
The photo is overexposed from the proximity of the flash and there is a telltale shadow from the photographer. However, these technical issues are inconsequential as Andres was able to capture the emotions and confusion of the moment, in spite of the risk to himself.
Andres’ photograph demonstrates one of the most important rules of photojournalism, which is simply to “be there.” If the photographer is not there when the news happens, there is no photo.
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Breaking news, key photos
The death of Poland’s president in a plane crash over the weekend and deadly riots breaking out in Thailand dominated the news early in the week. With huge news such as this, photographers make every effort to capture the action and reaction of the events. Below are some of the strongest submissions to Your View around these two breaking news stories.
Mourners light candles at Market square in Krakow, Poland, in memory of Poland’s president who died in a plane crash April 2010. Your View/Gustavo Kralj
A nun prays during Divine Mercy Celebrations, where thousands visited the St Faustina Kowalska Shrine April 11, 2010, a day after the plane crash that killed 96 victims including Polish President Lech Kaczynski. Your View/Gustavo Kralj
A mother mourns her son killed by soldiers during clashes in Bangkok, Thailand, April 2010. Your View/Steve Pace
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Getting closer to the action
Your View contributor Stuart Clyne captured a dramatic action photo taken during a festival in Phuket, Thailand.
Clyne used a wide-angle focal length to take this picture, which meant he had to get close to his subjects. The paper wadding from exploding firecrackers and the hands covering the faces of the parade participants make it feel as if you the viewer are right in the action.
As the famous photojournalist Robert Capa once said, “If your picture isn’t good enough, you’re not close enough.”
Well done, Stuart. A truly remarkable picture, as all of yours are.
Pat
Solar eclipse
Contributor Siripong Wattanapaiboon captured an evocative photograph of the July 22 solar eclipse from his vantage point in Chaing Mai, Thailand. The red and black tints of the clouds artfully conjures a mood reflective not of an obscured sun, but more of a waning moon in an evening sky.
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